Multicrystal designs for efficient third-harmonic generation

被引:58
作者
Eimerl, D [1 ]
Auerbach, JM [1 ]
Barker, CE [1 ]
Milam, D [1 ]
Milonni, PW [1 ]
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[1] LOS ALAMOS NATL LAB,DIV THEORET,LOS ALAMOS,NM 87545
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10.1364/OL.22.001208
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Efficient frequency tripling of high-fluence, narrow-band laser pulses is routinely accomplished with a doubling crystal and a sum-frequency mixer. The addition of a second mixer can dramatically improve conversion efficiencies for the large bandwidths of interest for inertial confinement fusion. Designs that involve two doublers similarly offer a higher dynamic range of conversion efficiency versus intensity than the usual two-crystal design. (C) 1997 Optical Society of America.
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